Rockaway Township City Zoning Code
§ 54-30.31
RMF-8 Multifamily Residential District.
[Ord. No. 95-24 § 54-121; Ord. No. 01-24 § 2; Ord. No. 07-19 § 8]
A.
Permitted principal uses. The following principal uses are permitted in the RMF-8 district:[1]
(1)
Multifamily residential use.
(2)
Single-family attached residential use.
(3)
Single-family detached residential use.
(4)
Plant material nurseries, parks, golf courses. Plant material nurseries shall not result in the emission of any fly ash, dust, fumes, vapors or gases which can cause damage to health, to animals or vegetation or other forms of property, or which can cause any soiling at any point.
[1]
Note: See Appendix A, included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
Permitted accessory uses. Accessory uses and structures permitted in the RMF-8 district are those uses and structures which are customarily incidental and subordinate to a permitted principal use. In case of a question concerning whether a use or structure is accessory to a permitted principal use, the determination thereof shall lie with the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
D.
Prohibited uses. Any use other than those uses specifically permitted above are prohibited. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to permit timbering, lumbering or tree farming. Multifamily dwellings or single-family attached dwellings shall not be used for any home business or professional use.
E.
Required conditions. The following requirements shall be complied with for all multifamily and/or single-family attached residential dwelling unit projects:
(1)
Minimum tract size. There shall be a minimum tract size of five acres.
(2)
Maximum gross density. The maximum gross density shall be 8.5 dwelling units per acre.
(3)
Maximum units per structure. No multifamily structure shall contain more than 12 dwelling units and no single-family attached structure shall contain more than eight dwelling units.
(4)
Minimum setbacks. No building shall be closer than 40 feet to any street right-of-way line or other property line, nor closer than 20 feet from the curbline or edge of pavement of any internal private road.
(5)
Minimum distance between buildings. No building shall be located closer to another building than a distance that is at least the height of the higher building.
(6)
Maximum height. No building containing apartment units shall exceed two stories; provided, however, that in no event shall any structure exceed 35 feet in height.
(7)
Utilities. Every multifamily residential development must be connected to the public sanitary sewer and water systems, as approved by the Township Engineer. Fire hydrants shall be installed by the developer in adequate numbers and at locations recommended by the Township Engineer. All utilities such as electricity, telephone and the like shall be installed underground. A master television antenna shall be provided for each apartment structure and individual television antennas are prohibited.